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WATSON, Robert Malcolm
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 48 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 27 December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Vermont, Victoria, Australia, 14 December 1963, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 48, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 48, Army Pay Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 48, Army Pay Corps (AIF), HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 1 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 1 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 1 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Machine Gun Company, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW right leg note: congratulated for gallant services. 22/9/1918 | |
| 20 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
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